Car Sales July 2017: Carmakers Show Strong Growth Post GST

The main driver of sales has been the Compact segment which sees new launches in the form of the Ignis and the Dzire for Maruti Suzuki. There's no discounting the Baleno either, and the company sold a total of 63,116 units in July 2017 which is a jump of 25.3 per cent compared to July 2016

The Maruti Suzuki Dzire was launched in May this year

The Mini segment too has grown steadily for Maruti Suzuki with the Alto and the Wagon R raking in sales of 42,310 units, a massive jump of 20.7 per cent over last year. What is also interesting to note is that the Utility Vehicles segment has shown a significant growth for the company with sales figures of 25,781 units, showing a sharp rise of 48.3 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Toyota sold 9300 units of the Innova MPV in July 2017

Toyota

Toyota Kirloskar Motor reported a 43 per cent increase in domestic sales at 17,750 units in July. The company had sold a total of 12,404 units in the same month last year. The company sold over 9,300 units of  the Innova Crysta MPV last month and also retailed 3,400 units of Fortuner. Toyota 1,723 units of the Etios series in July 2017 as compared to 1,344 units in the same month last year, a growth of 28.19 per cent.

Tata Motors

The Tata Tigor and the Tiago spearheaded the sales in July for Tata Motors

Hyundai

Hyundai launched the facelift of the Xcent with a lot of features

Ford

Ford launched a facelift of both the Figo and the Aspire in the beginning of this year.

Ford India’s combined domestic wholesales and exports in July reached 26,075 vehicles from 17,742 vehicles in the corresponding month last year. Ford sold 8,418 vehicles, as against 7,076 units, while exports grew to 17,657 vehicles compared to 10,666 units in July of last year.

“Despite the administrative challenges associated with the introduction of GST, Ford has continued to grow faster than the industry,” said Anurag Mehrotra, president & managing director, Ford India. “While the short term headwinds associated with GST and rising input costs remain, we believe a good monsoon, favourable financing rates and rise in consumer confidence will provide a good impetus for the industry.”

Mahindra and Mahindra

Mahindra registerd a 21 per cent growth in Passenger Vehicles segment

The country's leading UV manufacturer registered a 6 per cent growth in July 2017 with total sales accounting for 41,747 units against the 39,458 sold in July 2016. Domestic sales went up by 13 per cent with sale of both passenger car and commercial vehicles accounting for 39,762 last month compared to the 35,305 units sold during the same month in 2016. Exports, however, saw a massive drop of 52 per cent with sales coming down to 1,985 units in July 2017 from 4,153 units exported in July 2016.

Commenting on the performance, Rajan Wadhera, President, Automotive Sector, M&M Ltd. said, "We are happy with the overall performance for the month of July 2017. We have registered a growth of 21% in the Passenger Vehicle segment and a growth of 13% in overall domestic vehicle sales. The benefit of a good monsoon, the successful rollout of GST and a good run up to the festive season, starting from August, give us confidence of continuing a robust growth in Q2".

Honda Cars India

Honda Cars India's sales grew by an impressive 22 per cent in the month of July 2017 with the company selling 17,085 units compared to the 14,033 units sold in July 2016. Exports also grew by over over 35 per cent at 350 units last month compared to the 212 units that were exported in the same month last year. This brings Honda's cumulative sales to 17,435 units in the month of July 2017 compared to the 14,254 units sold in July 2016, registering a total growth of over 18 per cent.

The Honda WR-V was the highest selling model in the month of July 2017

Commenting on the company's performance, Yoichiro Ueno, President and CEO, Honda Cars India Ltd. said "We were able to post good growth in July with strong sales numbers across models. The post-GST price benefits, healthy monsoon and onset of festive season in many regions from August will give another boost to our sales. We have increased the WR-V supply for our waiting customers from last month and is reflected in the good numbers posted by the model in July".

The company has been maintaining strong sales momentum in the current fiscal year and has sold 55,647 units during April - July 2017 with a cumulative growth of over 21% as against 45,880 units in the corresponding period April - July 2016.

The Volkswagen Ameo and Volkswagen Tiguan were launched in the past year

Volkswagen